Constanti-NOPE
Constantinople's main land defense was this. (You can still visit parts of it today)
What are the Theodosian walls?
John Grant, a miner inside Constantinople, helped Justiniani detect the sultan's miners with this.
What is bucket of water?
The Medici bank took a risk that paid off when they decided to back Baldassare Cossa in his bid for pope, even though he was a former this.
What is pirate?
Cosimo Medici commissioned Donatello to create a bronze sculpture depicting this biblical lad.
Who is David? (Of David and Goliath)
This Dominican monk had such a loathing for the Medici, that when called to Lorenzo's deathbed for absolution, he instead damned Lorenzo to hell.
Who is Savonarola?
At just 21 years old, this sultan spent over 2 years planning his siege.
Who is Mehmed II?
The Ottomans took the Golden Horn by surprise by using felled trees to move these over land.
What are ships?
The Albizzi family tried to oust the Medici by charging Cosimo Medici with this crime.
What is treason? (against Florence and her people)
Sandro Boticelli is credited with introducing this art style.
What is la primavera?
Savonarola considered this to be an item of sin.
What is a mirror/love poem/cosmetics/wig/figurine/jewelry/fancy clothing/art/anything deemed a sign of wealth?
This elite group of fighters were the sultan's top line of defense, body guards,..and happened to be slaves.
Who are the Janissaries?
The Ottomans were able to make it through the walls when someone inside forgot to do this on returning from a raid.
What is close the door?
Brunelleschi spent several years in Rome studying the dome of this building.
What is the Pantheon?
The Pazzi family enlisted the help of this man to assassinate the Medici brothers.
Who is the Pope?
February 7, 1497 ended in the burning of sinful items gathered door to door, in what is known as this. (Botticelli also burned many of his own artworks)
What is the bonfire of the vanities?
This mercenary offered his services to Constantine XI first, but eventually built a massive cannon for the sultan. His greatest invention and ultimate demise.
Who is Orban?
Mehmed II preserved much of Constantinople when he allowed his men to loot for 1 day instead of 3, and by barring them from burning down religious buildings, including this one that is still standing to this day.
What is the hagia sophia?
The dome used this pattern style to help the bricks lock in place and prevent slippage.
What is herringbone?
Giuliano is killed, and Lorenzo wounded in an ambush at church on this Christian holiday.
What is Easter?
In May of 1497, the Pope excommunicates Savonarola, and threatens the people of Florence with this if they continue to harbor Savonarola.
What is an interdict?
This giant item was used to protect the Golden Horn from invasion, freeing up soldiers to guard elsewhere.
What is an iron chain?
This concoction (launched in clay pots) helped 4 Genoese ships defeat the Ottoman navy. The recipe was so closely guarded, the exact ingredients are not known today.
What is Greek fire?
Filipo Bernelleschi won the commission to design and build the cathedral dome with his visual demonstration using just this.
What is an egg?
After Cosimo died in 1464, these 2 brothers took over the family business.
Who are Giuliano and Lorenzo Medici?
Seeing an impending end to the Medici bank, Lorenzo tries to preserve the family legacy by paying a hefty sum to have his son Giovanni made this.
What is a cardinal?